The main scribe was Jean Cornvaille (d. 1531), vicar of Cambrai Cathedral. Rubrics identify the feasts for which each hymn is to be sung. Many of the hymns in the manuscript may have been composed by Johannes Lupi. Copied at the cathedral in Cambrai
F-CA MS 17
Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Communale), Cambrai, France
manuscript of polyphony: 1526-31
| Archive | Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Communale), Cambrai, France (F-CA) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 17 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 395 x 275 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 11 compositions, 8 from 3 composers, 3 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather
Liminary Note
Inscription on third unnumbered folio at beginning: 'Johannes de Cornuaille perpetuus vicarius ecclesie Cameracensis me possidet donatque post decessum suum prefate ecclesie pro sinistra parte chori …'
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1526-31, with additions from the late 16th century
Foliation
Original foliation, I-CXL.
Decoration
Black inked calligraphic initials, sometimes tinted with a wash, decorated with grotesque faces, figures, and animals. Unidentified coats of arms on f. LIII (three fleurs-de-lis on a shield) and f. CV' (double-headed eagle with a crown).
Index
original index, arranged alphabetically, lists 45 pieces
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Mass, 1 Mass Proper section, 6 Magnificats, 1 Te Deum, 91 hymns, 1 motet = 101
Censier-1, Lupi-2, (Morales)-3, anon-95
i + 171 + i paper folios, 395 x 275. Original foliation, I-CXL. Original covers of brown leather. An original index, arranged alphabetically, lists 45 pieces. The main scribe was Jean Cornvaille (d. 1531), vicar of Cambrai Cathedral. Black inked calligraphic initials, sometimes tinted with a wash, decorated with grotesque faces, figures, and animals. Unidentified coats of arms on f. LIII (three fleurs-de-lis on a shield) and f. CV' (double-headed eagle with a crown). Rubrics identify the feasts for which each hymn is to be sung. Many of the hymns in the manuscript may have been composed by Johannes Lupi.
1526-31, with additions from the late 16th century. Copied at the cathedral in Cambrai (inscription on third unnumbered folio at beginning: "Johannes de Cornuaille perpetuus vicarius ecclesie Cameracensis me possidet donatque post decessum suum prefate ecclesie pro sinistra parte chori …")
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‡ denotes primary source study
‡ Wright, Craig M, and Robert Ford. 1979. A French Polyphonic Hymnal of the 16th Century: Cambrai Bibliothèque municipale, MS 17'. Essays on Music for Charles Warren Fox, edited by Craig M. Wright and Robert Ford, Rochester, NY: Eastman School of Music Press.
Coussemaker, Charles Edmond Henri de. 1975 (reprint). Notice sur les Collections Musicales de la Bibliothèque de Cambrai. Paris, 1843. Hildesheim and New York. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 365, passim. Notes: mention of MS; concordances (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 128. Notes: concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Reese, Gustave. 1948-49. Maldeghem and His Buried Treasure: A Bibliographical Study. Notes, 6: 75-117. Pages: 87. Notes: mention of MS.
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 447. Notes: mention of MS.
Molinier, Auguste. 1885-. Catalogue General des Manuscrits des Bibliothèques Publiques de France. Paris. Pages: 4. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Maldeghem, R-J van. 1865-93. Tresor musical: collection authentique de musique sacrée & profane des anciens maîtres belges ... Musique profane. Brussels. Pages: XVI, 32. Notes: transcription (partial).
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